OSHA Inspection: THE CYRIL-SCOTT COMPANY

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1):     Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.    a.  The employer did not train maintenance employees designated to perform live electrical work such as troubleshooting, and/or voltage testing to recognize arc flash hazards and utilize safety-related work practices.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2):     "Energized parts." If the exposed live parts are not deenergized (i.e., for reasons of increased oradditional hazards or infeasibility), other safety-related work practices shall be used to protect employees who may be exposed to the electricalhazards involved. Such work practices shall protect employees against contact with energized circuit parts directly with any part of their body orindirectly through some other conductive object. The work practices that are used shall be suitable for the conditions under which the work is to beperformed and for the voltage level of the exposed electric conductors or circuit parts. Specific work practice requirements are detailed in paragraph(c) of this section.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (110 VAC to 480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around electrical equipment, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.     ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):     Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with,and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to beperformed.Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (110 VAC to 480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical equipment,employees did not wear and were not provided with the necessary personal protective equipment to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(i):     When working near exposed energized conductors or circuit parts, each employee shall use insulated tools or handling equipment if the tools or handling equipment might make contact with such conductors or parts.  If the insulating capability of insulated tools or handling equipment is subject to damage, the insulating material shall be protected.    a.  The employer did not provide maintenance employees designated to perform live electrical work (120 VAC to 480 VAC) with insulated tools.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     'The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    a.  The employer did not certify that a hazard assessment had been performed to identify hazards at the workplace that necessitated the use of personal protective equipement.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.    a.  The employer did not conduct annually a periodic inspection of the Lockout/Tagout Program.